Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-12
DIR. V. M. Metcalf. of Hopkins.

DR.. V. M. Metcalfs OF Hopkins
vile, KY, was here this week in the
interest of the Homestead Fertilizer
Co. He paid the STANDARD a call
Thursday and showed us a curiosity
in the way ola representation of a
grain of wheat magnifled seventeen
thousand times. 1t was about half
as large as a mans head, and showed
all the different divisions ofthe grain.
-Messrs. w. H. and F. G. Smart,
of Smartt's, Tenn, advertise their
superior breeding stock in this
issue. Their horse, Marmion, is one
of the finest specimens of horse flesh
we have ever seen, and has a large
number of the prettiest colts in the
country. They offer cash premium
of $40 for the finest colt shown in
McMinnville from their horse next
September.
MIR. w. II. Ross left on Thursday
for the East to purchase spring and
summer stock for the house of J. c..
M. Ross & Son. He possesses fine
taste and judgement in the selection
of goods, and the customers of the
house can rest assured that he will
find all the novelties in the market.
He told US before leaving that he
wanted space for big advertisement
in the STANDARD on his return.
Mrs. E. J. Magness, wife of Judge
VIM. H. Magness, died at her home
in this place at II O'Clock last Tues
day night. She had been confined to
her room for several months, and her
life had been dispaired of for num-
Der of weeks. The remains were fol-
lowed to the grave by long process
sion of sympathizing friends of the
: stricken and bereaved family, on
Thursday afternoon. The funeral
service at the grave was conducted
. by Elder H. L. Walling.
-McMinnville is not on boom
yet, but there has been a considerable
: little furry in real estate during the
last week, and several transfers have
been made. Mr.. d. B. Cason has
t purchased from Mr.. L. +. Jeanmaire
: four-acre lot fronting on Chancery
Street, and has since been offered $2O(
profit on it. Miss Anna Cliff bough
n the residence of Mr.. j. w. Howard
D on Spring Street. Capt. ]. w. irwin
: purchased Mr.. H. L. Stanley's place
i on Locust Street.
l. The closing of the first session O
the city school on Friday oflast weel
O was most interesting occasion ant
# was attended by large number o
visitors. The teachers and pupils o
: c. F. College attended in a body
The pupils acquitted themselves mos
, creditably in the examinations, anC
gave evidence of both rapid an(
" thorough advancementin their studio
- during the session. TheSuperintend
y ent, Prof. Bell, will continue tn
l. school for four months, beginning
next Monday, and those four month
will prove much more effective in ad
s vancing the pupils than the last five
e All who can possibly attend SHOULD
y do 50.
., - Wednesdays Nashville Ameri
= can contained the information tina
Col. Ed. j. Wood had received tn
5e appointment of postmaster at NJ
is Minnville. The announcement Wf
i, quite surprise to everybody here
e. Col. Wood included, we understand
Mr.. Kennedy has held the positio
for fourteen or fifteen years, an
a. although an honest, conscientiol
rs Republican, we venture to say thel
SO is nota more popular postmaster
id the United States, and while the con
ry munity will congratulate Col. Voc
y. on his good fortune, they will neve
Sc theless regret to part with such
he faithful public servant as Mr.. Kel
Vo nedy.
Senator Fairbanks feels aggrieve
en- that we have misrepresented him
ice crediting the introduction of the bi
to- to extend the corporate limits of M
q Minnville to Senator Trimble
la, Nashville. The Nashville papers I
fill ported the bill as introduced by Sen
rd tor Trimble, but Mr.. Fairbanks i
ell forms us that he introduced the b
ne himself. We have never heard an
body accuse our Senator of having
nd sign his name with \ mark, al
)n- consequently we presume he G.
so write. Had he written to the STA
ch. DARD and informed us of the err
yer after the appearance of our first itel
is we would chperfIlllV have made (